Case Law Robbery

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  • Created on: 18-03-13 17:18
Section 8 Theft Act 1968 (Robbery)
A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force
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Actus Reus of Robbery
Theft, Force or putting or seeking to put any person in fear of force
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Mens Rea of Robbery
The mens rea for theft, Intended to use force to steal
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Robinson
If there is not a completed theft then there is not a robbery
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Corcoran v Anderton
If force is used during the theft, the robbery is complete at the moment of the theft
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Dawson and James
The use of force is for the jury to decide
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Clouden
'Force' is an ordinary word and is for the jury to decide if force has been used. The force may be minimal
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B and R v DPP
The victim does not need to be frightened by the threat of force - It just needs to be proved that the D seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force
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Hale
Appropriation was held to be a continuing act for the purposes of Robbery
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Lockley
Using force to escape is using force at the time of the theft
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Theft, Force or putting or seeking to put any person in fear of force

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Actus Reus of Robbery

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The mens rea for theft, Intended to use force to steal

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If there is not a completed theft then there is not a robbery

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If force is used during the theft, the robbery is complete at the moment of the theft

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